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View Name: Khurshid


KHURSHID
GENDER: Masculine & Feminine
USAGE: Iranian, Pakistani, Persian Mythology
OTHER SCRIPTS: خورشید (Persian), خورشید (Urdu)
Meaning & History
Modern Persian form of Avestan Hvare Khshaeta meaning "shining sun". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (or angel) who was associated with the sun.
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VARIANTS: Khorshid (Iranian), Hvare Khshaeta (Persian Mythology)
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